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• Can I sell my trade mark?
  Posted by Jane Coyle on February 03, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
  In short, yes!
    In short, yes! A good way of creating income from marks that you are not using is to sell them to another business. However, if you are not willing to completely lose control over the mark, you also have the option to license it to another party. The selling of a trade mark is a complete transfer of ownership from one party to another. You will no longer have the ability to use this mark in any way as the new owners could action a case of infringement against you. A trade mark sale is [...]
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• UK trade marks v EU trade marks
  Posted by Jane Coyle on February 03, 2016 / Posted in Trade Marks
  When you are looking to register a trade mark, it can be quite daunting with a lot of important decisions you need to get right.
    When you are looking to register a trade mark, it can be quite daunting with a lot of important decisions you need to get right. A key decision you need to make is where are you going to register your mark? As a UK business, your first thought would be just in the UK but as your business grows you may want to expand further throughout the EU therefore maybe registering your mark as a community trade mark may be the best course of action A trade mark registered in the UK is done [...]
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